Bee Products

3 products of the bee's activities besides the obvious one – honey are thought to be beneficial to human health: pollen is taken by the bee into the hives; propolis, a gummy substance taken from plants & used to seal the hive; & royal jelly, produced by the worker bees as food for the queen. Pollen has been used as a medicine around the world for centuries.

What's good about bee products?

Bee & flower pollen:

• Rich in both amino acids & protein
• Helps to suppress appetite & encourage cravings
• May help improve skin problems
• Energises the body
• Regulate the bowels
• May help boost immunity & diminish allergies

Royal Jelly:

• Anitibacterial
• Yeast inhibiting function to asssit conditions such as thrush & athlete's foot
• Helps to reduce allergies
• Helps control blood cholesterol levels
• Rich in vitamins, amino acids & minerals

Propolis:

• Enances immunity
• Helps wounds to heal
• Boosts energy
• Helps to reduce incidence of colds
• Natural antibiotic

Unpasterised honey contains a small amount of bee pollen & is one of natures healing foods.
Try my recipe using honey to make Honey Choc Breakfast Bars

and
My recipe using honey from my blog Just Food

Pork spare ribs in b-b-qsauce